I loved the current iPod touch when I owned it. Even used it as a makeshift phone with Google Voice. I wished the iPhone 5 turned out like it design wise but we obviously didn't get that. Glad that they are incorporating the design now. I just hope battery life doesn't suffer because of the thin size.

An even thinner iPhone with at least as good battery life as the current would be impressive, but if even a minute of battery life is sacrificed, then clearly Apple has its priorities out of whack.

Volume = height x width x depth

People seem to forget that you can reduce one dimension, but still get a larger volume if you increase the other two dimensions. Bigger screens = more space for a battery, even in a thinner frame. That's the whole* reason Android went to larger screens in the first place. They needed bigger batteries for the early power hungry LTE chips, and were already struggling to match Apple on thinness. Going bigger let them beef up the battery without becoming chunky.

*Edit: As Dr McKay points out, battery life likely wasn't the only reason for every phone that switched to a larger screen. However, the increase in battery life from the first generation LTE phones to the second generation with larger screens was arguably the most notable and significant change.

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"This is not open to debate, is not part of some cute imaginary world where everyone's opinion is equally valid or whatever. Windows 8 is a disaster. Period." -Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite

Thinness is Apple's culprit, a clear example of their philosophy of design over function. I imagine that if they have kept the iPhone 4's thickness but with new battery technology we could be seeing 20-hour battery life on an iPhone. Yet they choose not to do that because they think thinness supposedly means new and high-tech. Same with the iMac, they thinned down a desktop instead of trying to figure out how to put a desktop-class graphics card on it.

here apple...take my hard earned money, please....................................
although i must admit...if they kept the design as thick and 'solid' as the iphone 4/4s but with a 24hr battery, id be much happier.

People seem to forget that you can reduce one dimension, but still get a larger volume if you increase the other two dimensions. Bigger screens = more space for a battery, even in a thinner frame. That's the whole reason Android went to larger screens in the first place. They needed bigger batteries for the early power hungry LTE chips, and were already struggling to match Apple on thinness. Going bigger let them beef up the battery without becoming chunky.

If only everyone saw it this way rather than moan about how thin the phone will b.

I definitely prefer the rocker volume switch over the independent "+" and "-" buttons. Thickness or thinness of the device is irrelevant to me, although I am growing weary of Apple's obsession with "thinner" devices (especially for desktop systems, i.e. the iMac),

Am I the only one one who doesn't want "a consistent design language across all devices"? I'd rather they do something clever and distinguishing, more consistent with the price and general importance of the iPhone.

Just think how big the phone would have to be to accommodate a bigger battery. People, just charge it up once a night and get ready for a thinner iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 will be very thin but the battery life will be the same, if not a little better than the iPhone 5s.

My wallet has been ready a long time. Can't wait until Phil Schiller takes the stage!